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xengisa's review
4.0
Leave me then, Crito, to fulfil the will of God, and to follow whither he leads.
ghajani's review
3.0
3.5. Damn I would not want to get into an argument with Socrates. He presents a really well thought out argument and sticks firmly to his principles in a way not many would be able to. Some interesting ideas brought up and a lot more digestible than I thought it would be.
“In questions of just and unjust, fair and foul, good and evil, which are the subjects of our present consultation, ought we to follow the opinion of the many and to fear them; or the opinion of the one man who has understanding?”
“In questions of just and unjust, fair and foul, good and evil, which are the subjects of our present consultation, ought we to follow the opinion of the many and to fear them; or the opinion of the one man who has understanding?”
robk's review against another edition
3.0
Socrates debates his friend Crito on whether one should respect the opinions of the many and the nature of justice. He concludes that even if many believe unjustly, or behave unjustly (used synonymously with evilly), we must respond justly. Socrates ultimately upholds the virtues of the state, choosing to die rather than defy the law.
gkingham's review against another edition
What an argument!
Socrates: "That... is what I seem to hear them saying [the laws], just as a mystic seems to hear the strains of music, and the sounds of their arguments rings so loudly in my head that I cannot hear the other side."
Socrates: "That... is what I seem to hear them saying [the laws], just as a mystic seems to hear the strains of music, and the sounds of their arguments rings so loudly in my head that I cannot hear the other side."
sophiaf97's review
3.0
We translated the entirety of this in my Greek class, so it was a long, tedious read. I still hold that Plato's portrayal of Socrates is one of the most annoying characters in all of literature, but besides that, the contemplation over whether or not it is just to commit injustice in return for injustice was intriguing and good food for thought, as Socrates always is. If only his Socratic method wasn't so horrible to read.